Shoe-blacking device.



W. E. ELAM.

SHOE BLACKING DEVICE.

APPLICATION FILED JAN. 28. 1915.

Patented July 20, 1915.

COLUMBIA PLANOGIAPH IO-,WASHINOTON. D C,

l T aZZ whoinit mag concern 4 man ELAM, aj citizen, of the United States, residing at" 7 provide devices for storing an 1 ence being had therein to the WILLIAMIE.;ELLM;QF wasnrwerolv, aarsrarer ercontra/ra n; 1

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"*Be it known tha'tI,

lVashington, inithe District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Im- I provements in 'Shoe-Blacking Devices, of

which the following is a specification, referdrawing. v, j I

The general object of this invention is to I I d applying to shoes ordinary pasty blacking.

In the accompanying drawings, "Figure; 1 is a side elevation of the device, parts being broken away. Fig. 2 isa view looking from the right in Fig.v 1, the cover being omitted and a portion of the handle being broken away. Fig. 3 is a view looking in the direc tion of the arrow of Fig; 1 but showing onlyacap seen in that figure. Figs. 4, 5 are'partial views showingdifferent modifications.

In Figs.- 1, 2 and 3, A represents a preferably rectangular casing which may be' ofmetal, primarily open at each end and hav ing the plane of one end oblique to the axis.-

B represents a block-fixediand fitting in i one side of the interior. space and provided 7 with a lip B between which and the edge of the narrow side of the casing there is formed a compartment 1nwh1ch a small brush C is removably secured-by screws or otherwise to project slightly beyond the oblique end plane of the casing, at the most advanced portion thereof. Over the side walls of this portion I of the casing fits a cup-like pliable member D, which may be of leather, thebody or bottom of which is parallel to and at a little distance from the oblique end plane of the casing and is provided with numerous openngs. The flange D of the cup is secured to the casing walls in any suitable way, for example, by cement and by spurs A stamped out, from the casing walls, passing through the flange and bentdown thereupon. To

allow the flange to pass over the spurs, it

may be cut as shown at D to form flaps which are preferably held down by additional spurs.

Within the casing works a plunger E hav'-- ing a suitable handle F, and the space between the plunger and the member'D is filled with ordinary blacking G, which is pressed against the-member D when the plunger is advanced. At a suitable point in its length the casing is perforated, as at H,

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ltr'app'edin front: of 'the'plunger. 1 e The blacking space is preferably of substantially the same capacity as the ordinary blacking box. Obviously, pushing theblacking forward forces it into the perforations. in the member D, and if this pliable endbe I,

accompanyingmoved .over a shoe while gently pressed" V s HoE-BLAcKrNe DEV-ma. 1

to -allow theescape.ofanyairjthatjmay be thereon blackingwill be applied, and-ifthe:

movement be in the proper direction so that the brush follows the-body or main 'partxoff the end, the brush "completesand perfects the distribution The amountof blacking' and theflflap D thus formedis turnedin- Ward over the lip B so that no blacking can reach the brushexoe pt" such as is first distrlbuted upon "the shoe, which is amatterof importance. The brush whiChiQWing to hausted, the plunger may beremoved'and to be used in recharging. When thedevice the form of the casing is at the tip of a" f I Wedge serves very 'satisfactorily. for apply ing the blacking in the angle next thefshoe sole. i

When the supply of blacking is'nearly eX-i 1 the blacking space be refilled, the well known collapsible tube forming a convenient device is not in use its working end may be covered,

by aclosely fitting cap K, its end facenon-inclined. r

F ig. 4 showsa 'plungerL arranged to be. advanced by a screw '-Mworking in a nut rigidly connected with thecasing.

.preferably h'aving j v V Fig. 5 shows in elevation a formin which a" the plunger is'omitted and the body of the casing and block 13 are replaced by a collapsible tube 0, the device however, having the inclined working end face and thebrush p at.the tip of the wedge, andan oblique V cover K.

The; form shownin Fig. 5 is so inexpen sive that it may be discarded when theoriginal charge is exhausted.

Q The inclination of theapplying face may 1 vary from zeroto any desired n1a2 imu m,'but is usually'about as shown. I

What "I claim 1s:

' 1.111 devices of the Cass described, a

blacking receptacle having an inclined and perforated end face and a pliable brush fixed alongside the more advanced margin of said face, and means for forcing the blacking outward through said perforations, as desired.

2. In a shoe blacking device, the combina- I tion with a blacking receptacle having a a blacking under pressure to pass freely, of

means for at will applying pressure to blacking Within the receptacle, and a face-follow- 10 ing brush fixed adjacent to said Working face and having its own Working face approximately in'the plane of the Working face first mentioned.

In testimony whereof I aflix my signature in presence of tWo Witnesses.

W. E. ELAM.

Witnesses:

C. NOBLE BELT, JAMES 'L. CRAWFORD.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for five cents each, by addressing the "Commissioner, of Batents,

Washington, D. G. a 

